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  1. mistachkin · · focus · HN ↗
    Location: Manhattan, NYC.

    Role: Principal Software Engineer / Systems Architect.

    Contracts: Depends.

    Remote: Yes.

    Hybrid: Yes.

    Willing to relocate: Depends.

    Technologies: C/C++, C#, Win32, Linux, POSIX, SQL, etc.

    Projects: Tcl/Tk, Eagle, SQLite, System.Data.SQLite, Fossil SCM, Comdb2, etc.

    Interests: automation, cryptography, databases, developer tools & SDKs, distributed systems, (Internet) security, public key infrastructure, runtimes, sandboxing, scripting languages, testing, virtual machines, and LLM integration

    Profile: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;profile" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;profile

    Manifesto: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;manifesto" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;manifesto -- Please read this manifesto before reaching out. It nicely captures what I believe about software engineering. If you find it unreasonable, that is a useful signal to both of us.

    Affiliations: Tcl&#x2F;Tk Maintainer ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;tcl" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;tcl ), Formerly SQLite Development Team ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;sqlite" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;sqlite )

    Side Project: Please see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;code" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;code and linked projects.

    Résumé&#x2F;CV: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;resume" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;w.sb&#x2F;r&#x2F;resume -- Fourteen years on the SQLite Development Team, four years on the Comdb2 team at Bloomberg, and a Tcl&#x2F;Tk Maintainer since 2002.

    Code I have written and&#x2F;or helped maintain runs on more devices than I can count, quietly driving production tooling, test infrastructure, network equipment, and embedded systems at companies you know. If your team needs that kind of multi-decade rigor, we should talk.

    Email: [put_my_first_name_here] [at] [put_my_user_name_here] [dot] com

    Phone: Please see &quot;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mistachkin.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mistachkin.com&#x2F;&quot; for detailed instructions.

    Note: All links here will redirect using my custom redirector.

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